Hiding in plain sight
Stock cartage, rural contracting, bulkies, tankers, linehaul and logging … we cover them all and more in New Zealand Trucking magazine. These are the…
Proceeding Reputations
"The IVECO T-Way is the latest in a family of ultra-capable, hard-working, and raceproven, trucks. It has a lot to live up to. But it’s nuggety,…
When passion meets promise Part 1
Linehaul road transport – it is without doubt one of the toughest business gigs in which to succeed, so you have to be impressed every time you see…
Anything you do is everything Part 2
Winner of the inaugural Truck of the Year Australasia in 2023, the K220 is a landmark model for Kenworth. An entirely different machine beneath a…
Big business
Tokoroa-based Central Equipment Movers is founded on decades of hard work and opportunity-seeking by James family patriarch, Colin. The company’s…
For all the right reasons
We’re back on a truck bent this month. Isuzu’s latest heavyweight GIGA has a new – somewhat polarising – face. On the other hand, like archrival…
Featherweight tactics Part 2
It’s a quote that sums up Ian Newey’s thinking in a nutshell: “If you’re not carting 32 tonne on nine-axles at 50MAX, there’s no point… You should be…
Principles and Progress Part 1
Ian and Shelley Newey are welcoming to a fault, extrovert and happy. They love what they do – individually and as a couple – a union of skill, talent…
Head in the clouds – feet on the ground
The thought of a commercial airline pilot starting a trucking company in the past five years conjures up as many thoughts as there are seats on an…